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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
How important the concept of God is, and how instead of valuing wh

How important the concept of God is, and how instead of valuing what has been given us, we with light hearts spurn it because of absurdities that have been attached to it. – Leo Tolstoy

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The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. – Leo Tolstoy

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Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. – Leo Tolstoy

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One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. – Leo Tolstoy

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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God? – E. O. Wilson

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In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity. – Konrad Adenauer

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I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to Gods will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate speed. – Maya Angelou

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Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. – Francis Bacon

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